Electric-lamp fixture.



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APPLICATIOH FUE'D APR H317.

Patented May 14, 1918.

ATTORNEY" Pe ites SIMON BARBER; OF'BRGOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Applicstiomfiled April 3, 1937. Serial Ito. 159,595. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L'SIMoN W. Fnnnnn, n

citizen of the United States, and residing in the. county of Kings, city of New York,

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electrin- Lamp Fixtures, of which the following is n -which represent a preferred embodiment of" -correct and complete specification.

The object of my invention is to molten fixturefor electric lamps which shall. be simply, quickly, and cheaply constructed. and which shall be cepable'of' i'astening the lamp to a varietyiof objects in :1 member of different positions and angles. and shall also be capable of serving as a stand for the lamp upon any, convenient support. Other objects of my invention will be described in the following description and drawings my invention.

Figurel represents a. side elevation of my new and improved fixture. r

'Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the fixture, showing the lzimpin an inclinedposition.

' Fig. 3 shows the fixture fastening the lamp in a horizontal position to an upright rod.

Fig.4 is a. top view of the clamp forming the bottom of theufixture.

i Fig. 5 is a. side elevation showing a detail view of the bottom of the fixture. Fig.6 is a sectionalview on line 6-6 of Fig. 5 in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 7 is an end view ofthe bottom of the fixture. Similar letters of reference indicate simi- J 1 parts in all the figures.

The fixture is madeiup of an upper limb 2 hingedly connected to a. lower limb '5 by .he

screw 3, which can be tightened so as to keep the limbs 2 and 5 at any. desired angle, as

shown in Fig. 2.

The limb'2 is provided at its top with a socket of the ordinary and well-known kind, which is not shown and is not n part of my improvement in itself, for receiving 1min candescent lamp of the ordinary and wellknown kind. The top of-thelimb 2 alsorovided with awrefiector :1 of the wellknown type, and which may be rotated about the limb 2 as an axis."

The electric wires 11 communicate with, a i

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the lamp in the ordinary Way.

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hole in. the limb 5 and pass through it into the lnnh 2, where connectionis made with The limo 5 is fastened zit its bottom to s conil'nnntion clamp and support consist ng j of the like members) 8 and 9. These memhers each consist, es shown'in Figjfig'of it surface. so thnttheliottom inemloer 9' the clamp .t'orms n substantial andfirn 'surface"' upon which the fixture may rest upon any suitable object 7. a desk or the like."

From each member 8 and 9 two torignies l8 and 19 are respectively stemped' out, so

that two spaces 13 are formed in 'en ch of I p them, these spaces lg yheing s parated byjn Each of the members 8 and'9 can die.

The tongues 18 end 19 are p'erfomtedso stamped out into shape at oneblo'w of the I i f that, when they. are respectively bent out I i mirdly away from the snrface'of thenietal.

or inwardly toward it, so as to enable-the halves 8 and 9 to be connected, :1 spindle 21 can he thrust in, as shown in Fig. 7 This spindle 21. carries the spring 12 having a rem-wnrdly bent arch 17 at its upper end pressing against 8, and rearwsrdly bent ends 20, pressing against 9, so as to maintain the clamping members 8 and '9 together.

The spindle 21 is screw-threaded at its ends, and is kept in position by nuts 6,

fastened thereto at each end.

The member 9 has a. hole 16 at its rear, so that it can be hung on a nail or the like. It has a cloth 1O fastened to its bottom, andthe inside of the arcunte portions of the clamp ing members are also lined with cloth 10.

Thebottom of thelimb 5 is fastened to number of parts, and can serve to support the lampnpon a desk, or clamp it to a bed i or the like.

' and an arcuate forward I have described one embodiment of my invention, but it is obvious that changes could be made Without departing from the spirit thereoi as embodied in the appended claims Any suitable material other than metal co'nld be used, as Wood, celluloid, or the like.

I claim:

1. An electric lamp fixture having as a base two clamping members of like construction each clamping member being composed of a sheet of metal having a fiat rear portion and an arcuate forward portion, each clamping member having two tongues stamped out of said flat rear portion at sobstantially right angles thereto the slots formed by stamping out said tongues having an intermediate bridge-like portion formed in the center of each' clamping men1 ber said tongues being connected by a pintlc, spring means for forcingsaid clamping members together and a standard adapted to support an incandescent lamp connected to said bridge-like portion.

9. An electric lamp fixture comprising two clamping members of like construction, each clamping member being composed of a sheet of metal having a flat rear portion portion, the exterior of said arcuate portion being in line with said flat rear portion, each clamping member having two tongues stamped out of said flat rear portion atsubstantially right angles thereto, the slots formed by stamping out said tongues leaving an intermediate bridgelike portion in the center of said clamping members, said tongues being connected by a pintle, spring means for forcing said clamping members together and a standard naeaaai adag ited to support an incandescent lamp connected to said bridgedilzc portion.

3. An electric lamp fixture having base a pair of equal and compleme clamping jaws connected together by a spring, each clamping jaw being composed of a sheet of metal having a fiat rear tion and an arcnat-e forward portion In one oft said clamping jaws a snostzintially horizontal supporting base and a standard adapted to support an incandesso cent lamp fixed in the center of said clamping members and perpendicular thereto.

An electric lamp fixture comprising a support composed of clamping members connected to each other means for forcing the said clamping members together, each of said clamping members ha ing adjacent perforations and an intermediate bridgelike portion in the center of said clamping members and a standard connected to the said bridgedilre portion by means of tongues connected to the said. standard and bent under the said bridge-like portions. to tightly clamp it, the said standard being adapted to carry an incandescent lamp, the center of gral'ity of said fixture being" suficicntly far from the edges of said clamping members that when the lamp is bent Yer the said standard remains substantially ri ft anglee to the surface upon which the said clamping members are rsting.

in testimony that I claim foregoing as my invention, have my name in presence of two subscribi ,7 Witnesses.

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